What color is #283514?

#283514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283514?

The RGB value is 40, 53, 20: 40 red, 53 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283514?

The complementary color is #211435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283514 color

#283514 rgb(40, 53, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #283514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.8% green and 7.8% blue (40, 53, 20).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#283514 color codes

HEX	`#283514`
RGB	`rgb(40, 53, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 62%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.23, -12.1, 18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.23, 22.4, 122.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.274, 3.048, 1.13)`
Decimal	`2635028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283514, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #283514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #283514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283514; }
.text { color: #283514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 53 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283514, #183514); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #283514?: #283514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283514?: The RGB value is 40, 53, 20: 40 red, 53 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283514?: The complementary color is #211435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.